Non-refillable bottle.



F. B. CLARK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION I'I-LED MAR. 5, 1912.

1 43,903, Patented Nov. 12,1912.

.z'gulk I l Swvutoz wi tmmeo ITEnsTnTs PATENT FLETCHER B. CLARK, or PITMAN enovn, NEW JERSEY.

" P NON-REFILLABLE Bo'rrLE.

To all whom time con cam:

Be itlmown that I, FinnToHER B. QnARK, a citizen of the United States,res1d1ng at Pitman Grove, in the county of Gloucester and State of New'Jerseyfhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non "Refillable Bottles, of which the following is v a specification.

My .'nvention relates to improvements in.

bottle is inverted or inclined, willprevent .re-filling. V

A further object is to provide; an improved device of this character which may be manufactured andsold at an extremely low price, and which embodies in its const uction simplicity; strength. and durability.

With these and-otherv objects in view, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and army improvements, and ,Fi

rangements of parts as will be more. fully hereinafter described and pointed'out in the claims. I In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1,

is a view in longitudinal sectionillustrating g..2, is a view in cross section on the line2- 2 of ig. 1

1, represents a bottle having an ordinary .neck 2 thereon, and in this neck 2 my improved attachment is secured, and comprises a metal tube-3 having a conical lower-end l. This conical lower end isadapted to be closed by a ball 5, and of appreciably less diameter than the diameter of tube 3. yet

. large enough to close the conical end-4 so as 40.

to prevent liquid from beingpoured in to the bottle. The upper end of the tube 3 is flared outwardly. forming a flange '6 which is adapted to be forced into a groove 7 in thebottle neck. This operation may be performed by any suitable tool provided for the purpose, and a thin lining 8 preferably of sheet cork. is provided around tube 3 between the same and the bottle neck, so as to form a tight juncture and prevent leakage.

To baiiie the entrance of a tool to d islodgc the ball valve 5, a wire screen 9 is secured in the upper portion of the tube inany approved manner, and also a plurality of inwardly projecting tongues 10 are struck from the tube 3. In other words, the

1 Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 5, 1912.

thatwhen said tongues are bent .theyform a'series of wallsor obstructions wall of tube 3, said openings :are closed by Serial no. 681,725.

tongues 10are out out of the tube 3 in cir cular series, but'in different elevations, so inwardly,

to prevent the entranceof a tool to manipulate theball. These-tongues are preferaly secured together bya'a pin or rivet 11 so as .to prevent'them "from being moved after once bentinto operating position. The

inner of these tongues 10 serves to limit the movement of ball 5 when the bottle is inverted, and while, of course, the bending of these tongues 10 leave openings 13 in the the cork lining 8.

The device is intended, ofcourse, to be used with an ordinarystopper 14 which is.

liquid is to be poured out of removed when the bottle When the bottle is inverted, the .ball valve 5 will roll down against a tongue 10, and the liquid Will flow through the tube 3, around the several tongues 10. When the bottleis returned to normal position, the ball valve will automatically close by reason of the weight, and cannot be tampered with because the screen '9 and tongues 10 will efiectually exclude any tool inserted through the bottle neck.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A non-refillable bottle having a neck thereon, a metal tubesecured in said neck, and having a conical inner end, a ball valve in said tube adapted to close the conical end, a circular series of inwardly bent tongues positioned at different elevations, and a longitudinal pin projected through said tongues and securing them together, substantially as described.

2. A non-refillable bottle having a neck thereon, a metal tube secured in said neck, and having a conical inner end, a ball valve in said tube adapted to close the conical end,

I o s B a circular series of inwardly bent tongues Patented Nov. 12, 1912. I

gitudinal pin projected through said tongues nam to this specification in the presence of and securing them together, a screen secured two subscribing Witnesses.

in the upper end of said tube and a flange I onthe upper end of said tub secured'in a FLETCHER CLARK groovdin the bottle ne ck, substantially as -Witnesses:

described. I i R. H. KRENKEL, In testimony whereof I have signgd my CHAS. E. Poms.

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